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For the reauthorization of the voting rights act in 2006 and now will not vote for it. our democracy is fragile as you have said but it only change in democracy that occurs is when the american people demand it and we must continue to demand it. >> this as a republican party trying to explain why not one of the 50 gop senators appears willing to support the actions necessary to protect this right this time around. >> when the senate reauthorized that law a decade ago it passed 98-0. why don't republicans including yourself support restoring the voting acts now? >> the supreme court decided, th...

The line in their voting acts. he said it is beyond distasteful. he said because they broke the law, it does not entitle democrats to break the senate. don't forget, you can also listen to our podcast. download our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. hi, america, erica hill in for ana cabrera. omicron making a rough start to the new year. let's take stock of where we're at. there's been an increase in cases, hospitalizations also increasing dramatically surpassing the delta peak we saw in september. it's important to point out, though, nearly all those patients are unvaccinated. that m...

Right all the time, you can't really have democracy and history teaches you that. but i think there's another point which has to do with the future. much as it's right for you and i to be talking about the scenarios by which this can all unravel, it's also very important to make the point that a working democracy is going to deliver a much better future. it's going to represent us. it's going to deal with the problems that are ahead of us. it's going to make sure that this country continues. it's going to create a better life for our children, grandchildren. there's a very positive story to be...

That moment was the first among the many in her political career. to say that could be for that speech, she became the first black person since reconstruction to win a seat in a texas state senate. it was during her time there as president pro tempore, that you also served as the first black female governor for a day, when the governor and lieutenant governor were both lieutenant governor were both out of the state on government business. jordan would go on to serve as the first black woman to represent texas in congress, serving three terms in the house. but her illustrious career started in ...

The first black woman to represent texas in congress, serving three terms in the house. but her illustrious career started in a very unassuming way. registering people to vote. in 1960, while volunteering on jfk's presidential campaign, jordan managed to get out the vote program in houston. and it is that part of jordan's legacy that's inspiring another young woman from texas in her push to expand voting acts across the state. taylor coleman is a democratic strategist was decided to live out of her van, a van named barb, after barbara jordan. as she drives all over the lone star state, trying ...